Astra Security Raises $2.7 Mn Led By Emergent Ventures

Astra Security, a SaaS-based Cybersecurity platform has raised $2.7 million (about Rs 23.5 Cr) in a funding round led by Emergent Ventures.

The round also saw participation from other investors, including Neon Fund, Blume Ventures and PointOne Capital.

The new funding will help Astra Security accelerate its goal of transforming penetration testing (pentesting) with AI-powered tools, helping businesses stay ahead of changing cyber threats.

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Shikhil Sharma, co-founder and CEO of Astra Security, said, The cybercrime landscape is becoming increasingly complex with AI-based attacks. Traditional, periodic pen-testing is no longer enough in today’s threat environment, and Astra Security is moving more businesses to continuous pen-testing to stay ahead of hackers. The engineering world has become agile, collaborative, and automation-driven, but the cybersecurity industry has lagged behind. It’s our mission to breathe life into the security space by integrating AI, adopting a hacker's mindset, and making the tech easy and accessible.”

“Security is increasingly shifting to the hands of developers, while security teams find themselves more overwhelmed than ever,” said Ananda Krishna, co-founder and CTO of Astra Security. “While pentests have been around for over a decade, they are overdue for an AI-first update—simplifying and streamlining the process. We’re focused on removing the frustration of continuous security monitoring so businesses can get on with everything else.”

Astra Security’s platform combines offensive security and automation to offer a complete solution. It includes Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS), a DAST vulnerability scanner, and an API security platform. Together, these tools find over 13,000 vulnerabilities, helping businesses stay secure while reducing manual work.

About Astra Security

Founded in 2018 by Shikhil Sharma and Ananda Krishna, Astra Security is a cybersecurity software company that makes penetration testing easier with its Pentest Platform. Using AI, its scanning engine simulates hacker behaviour to check applications for over 10,000 security issues. 

CTOs and CISOs trust Astra Security because it helps them fix vulnerabilities quickly and transition from DevOps to DevSecOps with easy integrations.

Over 800 companies worldwide use Astra Security. Last year, Astra Security found more than 2 million vulnerabilities for its customers, helping them avoid potential losses of over $69 million.

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